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"Pure joy and endless energy on stage. Great preformance!"

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"Can not recommend highly enough Friendly approachable eager to please and entertain which they do flawlessly Excellent singers and musicians Will book again for the next event"

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"The Crotchet Club provided a professional and stylish performance for our annual resident’s garden party. The booking process was easy, and the band were super friendly and made sure that the evening was enjoyed by all! I would definitely recommend them for any future events and parties."

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"Absolutely brilliant night. Your music certainly brought a positive vibe to our night. I’m sure we will see you all again soon!"

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"Have seen this band twice now at Telfords wharehouse in Chester. They create a brilliant atmosphere that just gets the crowd dancing, you just can’t stand still. They are superb musicians and can’t wait to see them again when they’re back in Chester in May!"

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"Mr. James Sexton and The Sexton Connection were absolutely perfect for this special occasion. The Sexton Connection are extremely professional and talented musicians. Every song played was befitting the entire occasion as well as several request songs. Additionally, every musician and artist were extremely polite and intelligent. Without a doubt, I would recommend them to friends and family. Their showmanship is excellent. The guest were very well satisfied with their music and sound quality and continually inquired, what is name of the band? I appreciated their performance and will hire The Sexton Connection for any occasion. Thank you, Edwin Bell"

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"There’s more to Johnny Ticktin than meets the eye. Well-versed in the blues, having once served as lead guitar player for the legendary Louisiana Red, the open-minded Ticktin is a sponge, soaking up the subtle six-string nuances and intricacies of a multitude of genres—from surf to classic R&B, swing and even Mambo—on his eighth album with The Headhunters, That’s All I Need. It would feel right at home in any rough-and-tumble roadhouse. The title is borrowed from a song, covered here in all its dark, swampy glory, off Magic Sam’s 1967 iconic electric blues marvel West Side Soul. Watery, backwoods ripples of Sam’s tremolo guitar style and seductive rhythms meander through Creedence Clearwater Revival’s mysterious kudzu on Johnny & The Headhunters’ version, as Ticktin and company paddle up a lazy river of Bayou groove. Just as fluent in nasty rockabilly, they thrive in the sweltering heat of the 1957 obscurity “Chicken House,” giving it a warm buzz and making it rumble and swagger, while the lascivious, infectious funk of “Body and Fender” – a Doc Pomus/Duke Robillard joint originally built for soul crooner Johnny Adams – shakes all over and ogles the female form. A rousing, boogie-woogie version of Lowell Fulsom’s Chess Records’ hit “Rock ‘Em Dead” is wonderfully shambolic, and Ticktin rides the lightning of the Link Wray instrumental “Ace of Spaces” like a champ, gleefully wheeling through edgy garage-rock riffs with appropriate vim and vigor. What feel he and his band have for this material. There is not the slightest bit of indifference to it anywhere on this record. Not that they need it, but help arrives in the form of keyboardist Tam Sullivan, who wraps smoky, sensual organ and wraiths of piano around a soulful remake of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Lead Me On,” and singer Liz Springer, who joins her brazen vocals to Ticktin’s in the cheeky, but charming, duet “Watch and Chain.” And, with the solid machinery of a good backing band at work behind him, Ticktin can just let loose – witness the slide-guitar fury of their cover of Elmore James’ “Shake Your Money Maker.” For aficionados of tasteful guitar work and music that time shouldn’t have forgotten, this is what you need. —Peter Lindblad SPREAD THE NEWS! FacebookTwitter RELATED STORIES September 3rd, 2023 Rhythm & Roots Festival August 28th, 2023 Rhythm & Roots: Family Fave July 28th, 2023 When Rock & Roll is a Verb"

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"This band rocks, Great energy, great engagement , and lots of fun"

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"Stomping at six made our wedding reception truly special. Very talented musicians with a lot of positive energy. Thank you!!"

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"Divertimento assicurato Nessun dubbio, li risceglieremmo altre mille volte! Professionali, disponibili e gentili. Hanno contribuito alla realizzazione perfetta della nostra festa, accogliendo le nostre richieste e facendoci scatenare fino all'ultimo minuto. Ancora complimenti ragazzi, siete delle belle persone e dei bravissimi artisti! Grazie di cuore"

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"We jammed to every song they played, loved it. I would recommend them for your special occasion!"

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"James Pitts runs the gamut from sweet and smooth to uplifting and downright raucous without skipping a beat. He bends strings, works the slide and coaxes notes from the guitar only very accomplished guitarists can create."

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"We absolutely loved having The Crotchet Club play for us at our wedding. It created such a nice ambience for us when we were having drinks and canapés and our guests loved it! The band are excellent and have a really broad repertoire. They even learned a song for us to play on the day! They were also very responsive and easy to work with - I would highly recommend them!"

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"Everybody who knows this band, loves this band. Everybody who discovers this band, goes out to see them. This ain't no flash. This is a lot of high octane talent "

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"We hired Soul75 for our wedding last week and from start to finish it has been amazing. Firstly once we booked them we didn’t really have to do anything! We spoke with Richard a few months beforehand about what we would like and went through the plans for the day and it was as easy as that! Richard and the band organised every last detail and even visited our venue to ensure that everything would run smoothly. The communication was excellent and we did not have to worry about anything. On the day the band arrived on time they we all so friendly, professional and they sounded fabulous. The song choice was great, vocals and acoustics were outstanding. All of our guests were all up dancing and they chatted to our guests in the break which was lovely. Following the wedding we have had so many comments from our guests saying how great the band were and have been asking where else they play! I am so glad that we decided to choose Soul75 for our wedding reception, all very talented musicians and it genuinely wouldn’t have been the same without them. Thank you"

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